NJ Construction Co. Sues Over Hudson Tunnel Union Limits

By Matthew Santoni

A New Jersey construction company wants to delay bidding for part of the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, claiming in a federal lawsuit that the multistate commission overseeing the project unlawfully barred employing the United Steelworkers union currently representing the company's workers.

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Troutman Owes $3.7M In Atty Fees After $1M Malpractice Loss

By Jake Maher

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP must pay $3.7 million in attorney fees to a healthcare tech company that won on malpractice claims against the firm in 2024 after six years of litigation and an eight-day bench trial, a New Jersey state judge has ordered.

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Princeton Sued Over Student, Alumni Data Exposed In Breach

By Lauren Berg

Princeton University faces two proposed class actions in New Jersey federal court accusing it of failing to take the necessary measures to protect the personally identifiable information of thousands of students, alumni, donors, faculty and other members of the university community, which was exposed during a data breach this month.

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NJ Jury Awards $1.7M To Housing Authority Whistleblowers

By George Woolston

A New Jersey federal jury has awarded $1.7 million to two former and current city of Camden housing authority employees who claimed they were terminated for raising concerns about corruption within the agency, according to a court order entering the judgment.

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DraftKings Must Face Fraud Claims Over 'No-Risk' Betting Ads

By David Steele

A suit accusing DraftKings of defrauding and deceiving bettors with its "risk-free" promotions will continue after a New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday rejected the betting platform's attempt to throw it out.

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Re/Max Enabled DR Property Sales Scheme, Buyers Say

By Isaac Monterose

A proposed class of U.S. consumers accused Re/Max in New Jersey federal court of doing nothing to stop a multimillion-dollar scheme that involved franchisee real estate agents selling fake developments in the Dominican Republic.

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Eco Orgs. Ask 2nd Circ. To Undo NY, NJ Pipeline Project Nods

By Keith Goldberg

Environmental groups have sued New York and New Jersey environmental regulators over their issuance of Clean Water Act permits for a controversial Williams Cos. pipeline upgrade after previously denying the permits over pollution concerns.

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Pool Co. Directors Hit With Derivative Suit In Del.

By Jeff Montgomery

Three stockholders of pool equipment company Hayward Holdings Inc. sued the company's directors and officers in Delaware's Court of Chancery late Tuesday, seeking derivative damages based on claims that — after thriving during the pandemic — the company failed to report ballooning customer inventories as insiders traded on bogus, upbeat news.

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NJ Panel Revives Fraud Claim Against Towing Company

By Carla Baranauckas

A New Jersey appeals panel partly revived a consumer fraud claim Wednesday against a towing company, ruling that the trial court failed to make required factual findings before rejecting allegations that the business misled a Newark man about the price of his junk car.

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Cravath Partner Class Includes 4 Corporate Attys, 2 Litigators

By Andrea Keckley

Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP announced Thursday that it has elected six of its New York-based attorneys to become partners at the start of next year.

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Bonus Spotlight

Law Firms Begin Upping The Ante For Associate Bonuses

By Tracey Read

Trial boutique Wilkinson Stekloff LLP is exceeding the year-end associate bonus scale set by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, announcing bonuses late Wednesday that are 150% of market.

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11th Circ. Backs MetLife Benefits Denial To Ex-Troutman Atty

By Kellie Mejdrich

The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday upheld MetLife's early win in a former commercial litigation attorney's fight for additional long-term disability benefits related to a bipolar disorder diagnosis, backing a Florida federal court's decision to uphold the insurer's determination she was no longer disabled under the terms of the plan.

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Senate Panel OKs Miss. Judge, US Atty Nominees After Delay

By Courtney Bublé

After weeks of holdup, nominees for Mississippi federal courts and U.S. attorneys were voted out of committee on Thursday, following an impasse between Republican senators.

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NJ Panel Expands Scope Of Ex-Reed Smith Atty's Bias Claims

By Rose Krebs

A New Jersey appellate panel on Thursday ruled that a former Reed Smith LLP attorney is entitled to pursue more damages and obtain expanded wage data in her gender discrimination suit against the firm, saying a trial court incorrectly applied certain statutes when it limited the damages and data she could seek.

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Lewis Brisbois Liability Group Co-Chair To Join PI Boutique

By James Mills

Personal injury boutique firm Banafsheh Danesh & Javid PC will add a longtime Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP defense trial attorney, who co-chaired its general liability practice, as a partner at the start of the new year, the firm announced Thursday.

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Dell Says Atty's Pregnancy Bias Suit Belongs In Arbitration

By Grace Elletson

A former in-house attorney for Dell can't pursue a lawsuit alleging that the company fired her because she chose to work remotely to accommodate her high-risk pregnancy, the technology company told a Massachusetts federal judge, arguing she is bound by an arbitration agreement.

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Legal Marketing Co. Misclassified Call Center Reps, Suit Says

By Irene Spezzamonte

A legal marketing and client support company misclassified call center representatives as independent contractors despite exercising control over their working conditions in a manner typical of employers, a worker claimed in a proposed collective action filed in New Jersey federal court Thursday.

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Brief

Senate Passes Bill To Protect State Judges From Threats

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bipartisan bill to beef up security for state and local judges.

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